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3.4 system.
The media server is no longer useable (but I do have a copy of the volmgr
database directory in case I can ...

Problem after moving tape library to different server

I have a problem after the loss of a media server from our windows 2000 netbackup
3.4 system.

The media server is no longer useable (but I do have a copy of the volmgr
database directory in case I can make any use of it) and we have moved the
tape library onto our master server. Although the system is now working Netbackup
no longer has full access to tapes written prior to the move.

The tapes are visible in Media Manager with the correct "last assigned" and
"last mounted" dates. Checks with bpimmedia show that the individual images
on the tapes are expiring on the expected dates but the tapes are still assigned
and cannot be re-used.

I can restore data from the old tapes after creating a FORCE_RESTORE_MEDIA_SERVER
key in the registry (TechNote ID: 238401) but netbackup still fails to acknowledge
the existence of the tapes for most other operations (e.g. in the media list
or media summary reports).

The copy of Netbackup on the media server is now in a state where it cannot
be fully uninstalled (setup reports error 1723, missing DLL) or reinstalled.

Can anyone suggest how I can get these tapes back into my system, or at least
unassign them after the images have expired?

Re: Problem after moving tape library to different server

don't know if this works if the old meida server is unavail.
even though you have put in the FORCE the new media server does not OWN the
tapes.
at the command line.
run bpmedialist -mlist -l -h
this will give you a list of all the tapes that the old server OWNS

unsing that list run
bpmedia -movedb -ev -oldserver -newserver

this will then make the new media server OWN the tapes.

try it with one and see if it works.
then try writing a script for it (depenend on how may you have to do).

"Mike Clarke" wrote:
>
>I have a problem after the loss of a media server from our windows 2000
netbackup
>3.4 system.
>
>The media server is no longer useable (but I do have a copy of the volmgr
>database directory in case I can make any use of it) and we have moved the
>tape library onto our master server. Although the system is now working
Netbackup
>no longer has full access to tapes written prior to the move.
>
>The tapes are visible in Media Manager with the correct "last assigned"
and
>"last mounted" dates. Checks with bpimmedia show that the individual images
>on the tapes are expiring on the expected dates but the tapes are still
assigned
>and cannot be re-used.
>
>I can restore data from the old tapes after creating a FORCE_RESTORE_MEDIA_SERVER
>key in the registry (TechNote ID: 238401) but netbackup still fails to
acknowledge
>the existence of the tapes for most other operations (e.g. in the media
list
>or media summary reports).
>
>The copy of Netbackup on the media server is now in a state where it cannot
>be fully uninstalled (setup reports error 1723, missing DLL) or reinstalled.
>
>Can anyone suggest how I can get these tapes back into my system, or at
least
>unassign them after the images have expired?

Re: Problem after moving tape library to different server

don't know if this works if the old meida server is unavail.
even though you have put in the FORCE the new media server does not OWN the
tapes.
at the command line.
run bpmedialist -mlist -l -h
this will give you a list of all the tapes that the old server OWNS

unsing that list run
bpmedia -movedb -ev -oldserver -newserver

this will then make the new media server OWN the tapes.

try it with one and see if it works.
then try writing a script for it (depenend on how may you have to do).

"Mike Clarke" wrote:
>
>I have a problem after the loss of a media server from our windows 2000
netbackup
>3.4 system.
>
>The media server is no longer useable (but I do have a copy of the volmgr
>database directory in case I can make any use of it) and we have moved the
>tape library onto our master server. Although the system is now working
Netbackup
>no longer has full access to tapes written prior to the move.
>
>The tapes are visible in Media Manager with the correct "last assigned"
and
>"last mounted" dates. Checks with bpimmedia show that the individual images
>on the tapes are expiring on the expected dates but the tapes are still
assigned
>and cannot be re-used.
>
>I can restore data from the old tapes after creating a FORCE_RESTORE_MEDIA_SERVER
>key in the registry (TechNote ID: 238401) but netbackup still fails to
acknowledge
>the existence of the tapes for most other operations (e.g. in the media
list
>or media summary reports).
>
>The copy of Netbackup on the media server is now in a state where it cannot
>be fully uninstalled (setup reports error 1723, missing DLL) or reinstalled.
>
>Can anyone suggest how I can get these tapes back into my system, or at
least
>unassign them after the images have expired?

Re: Problem after moving tape library to different server

Does anybody have a script to move lots of media from one media server to
another as mentioned??

Thanks

"jlhinc" wrote:
>
>don't know if this works if the old meida server is unavail.
>even though you have put in the FORCE the new media server does not OWN
the
>tapes.
>at the command line.
>run bpmedialist -mlist -l -h
>this will give you a list of all the tapes that the old server OWNS
>
>unsing that list run
>bpmedia -movedb -ev -oldserver -newserver
>
>this will then make the new media server OWN the tapes.
>
>try it with one and see if it works.
>then try writing a script for it (depenend on how may you have to do).
>
>
>"Mike Clarke" wrote:
>>
>>I have a problem after the loss of a media server from our windows 2000
>netbackup
>>3.4 system.
>>
>>The media server is no longer useable (but I do have a copy of the volmgr
>>database directory in case I can make any use of it) and we have moved
the
>>tape library onto our master server. Although the system is now working
>Netbackup
>>no longer has full access to tapes written prior to the move.
>>
>>The tapes are visible in Media Manager with the correct "last assigned"
>and
>>"last mounted" dates. Checks with bpimmedia show that the individual images
>>on the tapes are expiring on the expected dates but the tapes are still
>assigned
>>and cannot be re-used.
>>
>>I can restore data from the old tapes after creating a FORCE_RESTORE_MEDIA_SERVER
>>key in the registry (TechNote ID: 238401) but netbackup still fails to
>acknowledge
>>the existence of the tapes for most other operations (e.g. in the media
>list
>>or media summary reports).
>>
>>The copy of Netbackup on the media server is now in a state where it cannot
>>be fully uninstalled (setup reports error 1723, missing DLL) or reinstalled.
>>
>>Can anyone suggest how I can get these tapes back into my system, or at
>least
>>unassign them after the images have expired?
>